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Stock Market Today: Futures Tick Up After Record Day For S&P 500, Nasdaq On Growing Hopes Of Iran Deal- A
Futures related to U.S. stocks ticked up in pre-market trading on Thursday, after the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose to fresh records in the previous session, as investors weighed signs of easing tensions between Was…
Defence Minister Richard Marles’ grim nuclear warning as Australia pours $53 billion into high tech weapons
Australia will pour tens of billions of dollars into high-tech weapons in a contentious update to the nation’s defence strategy, with Defence Minister Richard Marles warning the country faces threats more serious than anything seen in the last 80 years…
Rattled by Trump, U.S. allies eye Japan’s biggest arms opening since WW2
Japan’s imminent easing of arms export rules has sparked strong interest from Warsaw to Manila, Reuters reporting found, as President Donald Trump wavers on security commitments to allies and the wars in Iran and Ukraine strain U.S.…
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China-linked Company Acquires Controlling Stake in Queensland Coal Mine
A China-linked firm has recently acquired a majority stake in a coal mine located in Queensland, as reported in a recent development that is poised to impact the region’s energy and economic landscape.…
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‘Worse than Covid-19 pandemic’: Local food manufacturers on fallout from Middle East energy crisis
SINGAPORE – For soya sauce maker Thomas Pek, the fallout from the Middle East energy crisis has hit local manufacturers here in a far more painful way than recent crises, including the Covid-19 pandemic.…
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Federal politics live: Australia and US back two more critical minerals projects
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Plibersek, Joyce clash as Labor defends advertising campaign spend
By Stephanie Borys
Federal politicians have defended a new multimillion-dollar campaign encouraging motorists to conserve fuel.…
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U.S. and Australia Boost Investment in Critical Minerals, Advancing Strategic Alliances
Australia and the United States have escalated their financial backing for crucial mineral ventures, announcing an immense injection of over A$5 billion, detailed by Canberra on a recent Sunday. This…..
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Trump’s outburst at Seoul over Iran war puts further strain on alliance
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SEOUL – South Korea is once again in Mr Donald Trump’s crosshairs after the US President lashed out at allies for “not helping” with his Iran campaign.…
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‘We are now in a world war’: Chilling prediction by billionaire US hedge fund founder Ray Dalio – and the cycle of events that has put us ‘two steps from conflict between major global powers’
By ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER
Published: 04:51 EDT, 11 April 2026 | Updated: 05:06 EDT, 11 April 2026
A billionaire investor has issued a stark warning that the globe is already sliding into a world war, arguing that w…